I'm thrilled that Ahmadinejad and the mullahs overplayed their card so baldly. As a result, they've lost "the street". Oh sure, they may be able to forcibly keep order for awhile, but the fuse is lit. No invasions or purple diatribes from here needed now. At this point in time (and, of course, this might change) I hope the US plays it like the New England Patriots scheme - - let the other team make the inevitable mistake and then pounce/take advantage.

I will totally agree that Iran is imploding. I'm impressed by the courage of the people there. Demanding their own freedom. I WISH ALL THE SUCCESS.

I disagree that the US action have been "smart". Obama's "silence" is deafening and a huge sign of weakness. People have been murdered in the street by militias, yet nary a peep from the "One". Typically WEAK.

I will totally agree that Iran is imploding. I'm impressed by the courage of the people there. Demanding their own freedom. I WISH ALL THE SUCCESS.

I disagree that the US action have been "smart". Obama's "silence" is deafening and a huge sign of weakness. People have been murdered in the street by militias, yet nary a peep from the "One". Typically WEAK.

They do not need, or want, out and out physical support, but solidarity is important, even in some small way. A simple statement like;

"The sanctity of the democratic process is an incredibly critical thing and while we don't have any credible information about the elections being fixed, it's obvious that a significant number of the population has questions that should be addressed by the current leaders in some measurable way to maintain order. We are deeply troubled by the reports of violence coming out of Iran".

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Would do wonders, it would let the people know, in a subtle way, that we stand with them, yet is not incredibly offensive to the current regime. Obama is voting "present" once again. Only this time the world is watching.

I sincerely hope so, shmessy. I would love to see Ahmadinejad go down. I just hope that, if the citizens do take down the current regime, someone who harbors a good amount of hate for "Western ways" does NOT step into his place. Supposedly though, the younger population of Iran wants a better relationship with the West. As someone else here said, they like blue jeans, coke (the drink or the drug... doesn't matter), and Marlboro cigarettes.

EDIT: And you can bet your ass that Israel is happy to hear this as well...

They do not need, or want, out and out physical support, but solidarity is important, even in some small way. A simple statement like;

Would do wonders, it would let the people know, in a subtle way, that we stand with them, yet is not incredibly offensive to the current regime. Obama is voting "present" once again. Only this time the world is watching.

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I'm not sure I agree.
Sometimes, discretion is the better part of valor.

They do not need, or want, out and out physical support, but solidarity is important, even in some small way. A simple statement like;

Would do wonders, it would let the people know, in a subtle way, that we stand with them, yet is not incredibly offensive to the current regime. Obama is voting "present" once again. Only this time the world is watching.

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Make a "statement"????? Isn't that what the UN is consistently derided for doing. Obama already did his part with the Cairo speech - - he gave the carrot to the youth of Iran and they are running with it (just like the youth of Lebanon did last week in stunning Hizballah with a huge parliamentary election shocker.

Statements after the fact mean nothing. The genie has already left the bottle over the weekend. Ahmedinejad won't be able to put it back again. Obama should walk softly and carry a big stick. The Obama Administration should publicly sit this out while covertly fanning the flames. Burn baby burn.

We've had 8 years of big, dumb and loud. Now let's hope we have sly, silent and lethal.

Make a "statement"????? Isn't that what the UN is consistently derided for doing. Obama already did his part with the Cairo speech - - he gave the carrot to the youth of Iran and they are running with it (just like the youth of Lebanon did last week in stunning Hizballah with a huge parliamentary election shocker.

Statements after the fact mean nothing. The genie has already left the bottle over the weekend. Ahmedinejad won't be able to put it back again. Obama should walk softly and carry a big stick. The Obama Administration should publicly sit this out while covertly fanning the flames. Burn baby burn.

We've had 8 years of big, dumb and loud. Now let's hope we have sly, silent and lethal.

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I agree.
And,Iran, like it or not, is a soverign nation.
It's not our job to police their elections.

The crowd â€” many wearing the trademark green color of Mousavi's campaign â€” was more than five miles (nine kilometers) long, and based on previous demonstrations in the square and surrounding streets, its size was estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.

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From Yahoo news.

Wow, that really puts you teabaggers to shame.

We know change has come to America. Lets all hope Iran's got themselves an Obama in this guy.

I'll keep my fingers crossed that this is for real and won't just fizzle out.

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In the short-term it very well may. But the genie is out of the bottle on Ahmedinejad. 100,000 in the streets of Tehran (and who knows how many more in the other cities that journalists can't visit).

It took 5 years of small scale, but growing riots to topple the Shah. This may not take 5 years.

The REAL story, however, is how the ACTUAL power (the mullahs) play this. At first they strongly shilled for the election results, but are beginning to back down a bit and publicly are ordering an "investigation" into it. Let's see if they get scared and throw Ahmedinejad under the bus.

Make a "statement"????? Isn't that what the UN is consistently derided for doing. Obama already did his part with the Cairo speech - - he gave the carrot to the youth of Iran and they are running with it (just like the youth of Lebanon did last week in stunning Hizballah with a huge parliamentary election shocker.

Statements after the fact mean nothing. The genie has already left the bottle over the weekend. Ahmedinejad won't be able to put it back again. Obama should walk softly and carry a big stick. The Obama Administration should publicly sit this out while covertly fanning the flames. Burn baby burn.

We've had 8 years of big, dumb and loud. Now let's hope we have sly, silent and lethal.

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BULLSH!T. come on, I know you are not that dumb?

The Cario speech, was PART of it, but if you don't think the last eight years have had any bearing on what is happening over there right now, you are insane. It is no mistake that we happen to be standing resolutely on each of Iran's borders right now. There has been tons of mistakes along the way, but 8 years of pounding the lectern about democracy and standing firm in attempting to give the people the right to self-determination (which Iraqis are not trying to take advantage of.

What is the revolution about? About repression of the peoples right to self-determination. They were actually looking, and apparently voted, in a much more MODERATE person.

This is many years in the making and yes, Obama is part of it, but so is Bush to a certain extent. We can debate that all day long. But get a clue.

This is most definitely a "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" moment for Obama.